I picked up a couple RTX 4060ti in the 16GB version for $450 each a couple days ago from Bestbuy. Had been looking at the 3060 like yourself. Installed LM Studi

I picked up a couple RTX 4060ti in the 16GB version for $450 each a couple days ago from Bestbuy. Had been looking at the 3060 like yourself. Installed LM Studio and have been trying out a bunch of models with varying levels of quantization, completely pain free.